Children Treated for Stab Wounds in England Rises 60 Per Cent: The number of under-16s treated for stab wounds in England has seen a steep rise and the average age of stab victims continues to fall, as London sees yet another stabbing.
The latest figures from Britain’s National Health Service show the number of people aged 16 and under in England having received treatment for stab wounds had risen 63 per cent in five years. In 2017, there were 285 children known to have been stabbed in England, compared to 175 in 2012, reports the Daily Telegraph.
The largest age-group rise in stabbings was 15-year-old children, who experienced an 85 per cent rise over the five-year period.
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